PEORIA, Ariz.  All offseason, Jesse Hahn was preparing to spend his first big league camp invite with the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla.

A January phone call changed all that in a hurry. Three weeks after the Padres acquired Hahn in a notable seven-player trade, the 24-year-old right-hander was still catching his breath Thursday, so to speak, as pitchers and catchers reported for the start of spring training.

After all, he’d spent the better part of the last two weeks orchestrating an unexpected relocation from one side of the country to the other, which included shipping his car from South Florida to Peoria, Arizona.

Now comes the baseball part of this transition.

“I’m just excited for the opportunity,” Hahn said. “It’s a new organization and new players. I’m excited to meet everyone and just walk away with a learning experience.”

Once a highly-touted prospect out of Virginia Tech, Hahn’s had his innings limited by the Rays in the years following Tommy John surgery in 2011. He threw 52 innings in 2012 and 69 last year between rookie-class Gulf Coast League and the Florida State League, all with a much quieter delivery that ditched a high leg kick for simple step toward the plate.

Although he has yet to discuss specific plans with his new organization, Hahn expects a more significant workload moving forward. He can’t wait, either.

“I was on a very strict rehab routine and now I’m pretty much at that stage where I’m three or four years out of surgery now and I think I can start increasing my innings,” Hahn said. “I’m good to go. I don’t need to be held back in anyway.”

New digs

Much of the buzz Thursday stemmed from the unofficial unveiling of the Padres’ refurbished minor league complex in Peoria. The $15.5 million renovation increased the facility’s square footage from about 42,000 to nearly 61,000 – more than enough room to hold the more than 200 players the Padres will host this spring as they sort out their big league and minor league affiliates’ rosters.

Included the improvements is a new hydrotherapy training room with one pool and four plunge pools, an overhauled weight room, much-needed space for administrative personnel and scouts and 90 flat screen TVs.

A roof-top deck just outside of general manager Josh Byrnes’ second-story office – with a sweeping view of the Padres’ practice fields – was also added to the layout.

“The accommodations and the amenities are just so much more modern,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “But the nuts and bolts of this whole thing takes place (outside), and that was all pretty good start with.”

Notable

LHP Alex Torres’ arrival out of Venezuela will be delayed about a week, Padres general manager Josh Byrnes said Thursday. Torres was acquired along with Hahn from the Rays in January for INF Logan Forsythe, RHP Brad Boxberger and three minor leaguers. ... Black said RHP Andrew Cashner is not expected to need an innings cap entering his second full season as a starter. Last year, an offseason hunting accident played a role in limiting those innings when Cashner started the season in the bullpen. The Padres also tweaked their rotation late in the season to give Cashner extra rest. … Well over a dozen teams had scouts at the Padres’ complex on Thursday to watch Cuban SS Aledmys Diaz work out. The 22-year-old, who can sign with a team next week, could fetch a $20-$30 million deal, according to one source. Fellow Cuban RHP Odrisamer Despaigne also threw during the workout.